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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Fayetteville, NC · April 16, 2001

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Date
April 16, 2001 · 12:09 local
Place
Fayetteville, NC
Airport
Fayetteville Regional/Grannis
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N252W
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA01LA123
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total1,000 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.19)On April 16, 2001, about 1209 eastern daylight time, a Cessna A185F, N252W, registered to an individual, ground looped during landing at Fayetteville regional airport, Fayetteville, north carolina, while on a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage and the airline transport-rated pilot and one passenger were not injured. The flight originated from Fayetteville regional airport, the same day, about 1200. The pilot stated that during landing roll a gust of wind caused the airplane to begin turning to the left. Attempts to correct the left turn were unsuccessful. The airplane ground looped to the left about 90 degrees, striking the right wing and horizontal stabilizer on the runway. (-23)during landing roll out in VFR conditions, pilot lost directional control and allowed aircraft to groundloop on runway. The Cessna looped to the left, causing the aircraft to tip over onto the right wing tip and right horizontal elevator,resulting in substantial damage to these surfaces. (.4) on April 16, 2001, about 1209 eastern daylight time, a Cessna A185F, N252W, registered to an individual, ground looped during landing at Fayetteville regional airport, Fayetteville, north carolina, while on a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage and the airline transport-rated pilot and one passenger were not injured. The flight originated from Fayetteville regional airport, the same day, about 1200. The pilot stated that during landing roll a gust of wind caused the airplane to begin turning to the left. Attempts to correct the left turn were unsuccessful. The airplane ground looped to the left about 90 degrees, striking the right wing and horizontal stabilizer on the runway. Examination of the airplane by FAA inspectors showed the right wing, stabilizer, and elevator received substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(.19)ON APRIL 16, 2001, ABOUT 1209 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA A185F, N252W, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING AT FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT, FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, WHILE ON A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1200. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING LANDING ROLL A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO BEGIN TURNING TO THE LEFT. ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE LEFT TURN WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT ABOUT 90 DEGREES, STRIKING THE RIGHT WING AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ON THE RUNWAY. (-23)DURING LANDING ROLL OUT IN VFR CONDITIONS, PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO GROUNDLOOP ON RUNWAY. THE CESSNA LOOPED TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TIP OVER ONTO THE RIGHT WING TIP AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL ELEVATOR,RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THESE SURFACES. (.4) ON APRIL 16, 2001, ABOUT 1209 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA A185F, N252W, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING AT FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT, FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, WHILE ON A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1200. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING LANDING ROLL A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO BEGIN TURNING TO THE LEFT. ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE LEFT TURN WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT ABOUT 90 DEGREES, STRIKING THE RIGHT WING AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ON THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY FAA INSPECTORS SHOWED THE RIGHT WING, STABILIZER, AND ELEVATOR RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA01LA123Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFayetteville, NCThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane after encounter wind gusts during landing roll resulting in the airplane ground looping to the left and the right wing, right horizontal stabilizer, and right elevator contacting the runway…Apr 16, 2001 · Substantial damage